Correspondence concerning the Jacobite Risings., 1714-1745.
Scope and Contents
Contains letters of John Erskine, Earl of Mar (succeeded 1689), to Thomas Kennedy, Lord Advocate, enclosing a petition from Alexander McDonald of Glengarry, 1714; letters of Archibald Douglas, 2nd Earl of Forfar, to Colonel Cornelius Kennedy, 1715; letter of Colonel Montgomerie to the same, 1715; letters of Francis Kennedy of Dalquharran to Thomas Kennedy, Lord Advocate, his brother, describing Edinburgh during its occupation by Prince Charles Edward Stuart's troops, 1745.
Dates
- Creation: 1714-1745.
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Extent
36 Leaves
Language of Materials
From the Series: Undetermined
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1935 and 1936, by William Kennedy, Ayr.
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